Denise Polanco-Nieves was Program Director at Astoria Blue Feather School during the whole audit period. She is currently Principal at the same school. Denise explained her role and responsibilities as Program Director as follows: Supervise and oversight of the program to make sure environment is safe for the children. Communicate directly with the Policy Council to meet the standards of head start program. The policy council is a committee consist of different members including parents and community representatives.…
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PLP part three was an eye opening experience to say the least. For our group project we decided to go to the Michigan State Food Bank, located in Olin Health Center. Prior to arriving to Olin Health Center for our service project, our group had very little knowledge about the Food Bank, besides that it served food to people in need. After completing our short three hour shift at the Food Bank, our viewpoint of the Food Bank completely changed. The Michigan State Food Bank is nonetheless than a masterpiece of leadership.…
I earned my first leadership role at the age of two. At that age, I became my sister’s role model. It was up to me to teach her the tricks of the trade for everything-- from tying her shoes to studying for her first math test. Although I didn’t have any designated leadership positions during my early years of high school, it was the similarly intimate, accidental moments of leadership that colored my participation in my extracurriculars.…
Sometimes I wonder why, out of every city, town, and suburb in the entire country of the United States, my grandmother chose to move to Lynn, Massachusetts. A city otherwise rich in history, but unluckily dubbed over by an ingloriously annoying jingle, “Lynn, Lynn, city of sin, you’ll never come out the way you came in.” I heard it chanted through elementary school hallways, mocked by middle school kids, and hummed by high schoolers. You would think its omnipresence would keep away travelers, but, then again, my grandmother didn’t speak English. She came over from the Dominican Republic thirty-six years ago, with my mother and her five other kids.…
Why do you want to be a part of the National Council of Negro Women’s Executive? Just like every woman of color, I have felt discriminate and hurt by people’s words and action. My journey of self-love in the skin that I am in was a long and hard journey. By joining the National Council of Negro Women’s Executive Board, I want to be a part of something that is bigger than myself. I want to become an advocate not only fight for the rights and liberties that women of African descent are constantly being stripped of.…
Yearbook Vice President As Vice President for the yearbook, I worked alongside the Co-Editors to organize and manage a 25 minute yearbook class. This short class required that we hold planning sessions and prepare the materials ahead of time. In these meetings we worked together to understand what to improve during the next class, and what we would need to fulfill that day. In my position as an assistant to all of the Co-Editors, I must do the behind the scenes work, as in, any organization, teaching or, planning that was not done before class.…
Throughout my undergraduate training, I was exposed to many leadership positions. I served as a Psychology Peer Mentor, Math tutor Resident Assistant for nearly three years, With these leadership position, I was responsible for helping mold students mentality to excel in their academic and social work. I made sure my students had the fullest college experience in a positive way. As a Math tutor, I was responsible for struggling students in the math program.…
I defend my friends, especially my teammates. Even though swimming is an individual sport, it is also a team sport. Waking up at 5:00 in the morning for a two-hour morning workout isn’t something that anyone can do. Having a team there to be encouraging is what gets us through the season; so naturally we become very close.…
There was a warm satisfaction I always felt prior to rallies as I frantically rushed around ensuring everyone was on the right cue. I was passionate about rallies because they were the one event where groups from different parts of the school congregated to support one another. Junior year, I became pep commissioner and was delegated with the task of directing rallies for the year. Upon being handed the job, I was left with no guidance since the previous pep commissioner graduated. As a result, I persevered learning from my mistakes with each rally as the year progressed.…
Being considered to be a member of the National Honor Society is an immense honor. It is a rewarding feeling to know that my hardwork in school from a young age has paid off. I am a hardworking, honest, and reliable student, and joining NHS would be a wonderful opportunity to grow as ayoung adult and honors student. Organization is a key factor in the development of my leadership skills, as well as in my overall success in life. I enjoy making to-do lists and charts, to remind myself of upcoming tasks.…
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. " This quote by President John Quincy Adams helps embody my role as a leader. I strive daily to make others feel as though they are strong enough to be able to accomplish their goals. Being a cheerleader, I fulfill a key role in the leadership of my high school. Peer pressure challenges me on a daily basis to make the right choices.…
As an inspiring program coordinator, I am a self-motivated leader with an optimistic personality and strong interpersonal skills that establish an inclusive and effective work environment wherever I go. I have developed leadership skills that allow me to enforce policies appropriately and respectfully so that others are not afraid to take safe risks. I have a nurturing management mindset where I delegate tasks according to the individual’s needs,…
My family was the first real experience at leadership, and i didn’t even know that I was leading. I married a woman that for the most part never lived on her own, she taught me that just because I was the man of the house I was not always right. She also taught me that being a leader has to be a do as I do and not as I say mentality. My family is one of the most important things in my life, next to my faith in God. I do not always treat either of them in the manner that I want to, but they always love me even through my failures.…
I always embraced the opportunity involve myself in co-curricular events as it provides me with an opportunity to engage with students outside of a classroom teacher, and involve myself with their lives outside of the usual teacher/student setting. By understanding a student outside of the classroom, I feel that I can better understand them and can create quality teaching and learning experiences from this. Reflection on my teaching is vital to my development. My Professional Development Plan has been invaluable to my ability to improve my teaching, and I have always received positive feedback from my supervisors. I have also taken the opportunity to mentor pre-service teachers to reflect on my teaching and learning.…